News Buhari appoints Secretary to the Govt, Chief of Staff,

Buhari appoints Secretary to the
Govt, Chief of Staff,
others
Below is a press statement...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved
the following appointments:
Engr. Babachir David Lawal – Secretary to
the Government of the Federation
Alhaji Abba Kyari – Chief of Staff to the
President
Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) –
Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs
Service
Mr. Kure Martin Abeshi – Comptroller-
General, Nigerian Immigration Service
Senator Ita S.J. Enang – SSA to the
President on National Assembly Matters
(Senate)
Hon. Suleiman A. Kawu – SSA to the President
on National Assembly Matters (House of
Representatives)
The appointments are with effect from today,
August 27, 2015.
Engr. Lawal, the new Secretary to the
Government of the Federation hails from Hong
Local Government Area, Adamawa State. He
graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria in 1979 with a Bachelor of Engineering
Degree and worked with the Delta Steel Company,
Aladja, Nigerian External Telecommunications
Limited and Data Sciences Limited before
establishing his own ICT and Telecommunications
consulting firm in 1990. He is also a member of
the Nigeria Computer Society, the Nigeria Society
of Engineers and the Council for the Regulation of
Engineering in Nigeria.
Alhaji Abba Kyari, the new Chief of Staff to the
President holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees
from the University of Cambridge and the
University of Warwick in Law and Sociology. He
has worked with the New Nigeria Development
Company, New Africa Holdings, African
International Bank, United Bank for Africa,
Unilever, and Mobil in various capacities over the
years.
The new Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Ali
holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in
Criminology. He was military administrator of
Kaduna State from 1996 to 1998.
The new Comptroller- General of Immigration, Mr.
Abeshi hails from Nasarawa State. He joined the
Nigerian Immigration Service in 1989 as an
Assistant Comptroller. His educational
qualifications include a Masters Degree in Public
Administration.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
August 27, 2015